The 2016–17 season (officially known as ''Liga de Plata'' and also as ''Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez'') will be

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's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2016 and Clausura 2017. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of that series ascends to

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Changes from the 2016-2017 seasons

Teams promoted to 2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season * C.D. Municipal Limeño Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2016 * Atletico Marte Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2016 * Ciclón del Golfo Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2016 * Turin FESA * Jocoro F.C. * Rácing Jr New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division *

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(Quequeisque changed their name and location to Brujos de Izalco) *

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(originally de-registered but bought the spot of Toros FC) Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2016 *

(Team de-registered due to breaking player rules) * C.D. Brasilia (Team de-registered due to not paying their debts) * C.D. UDET (they were given a spot from Brasilia who had failed to pay their debts, however since they had formally joined terceea division they were not allowed) *

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(sold their spot to San Pablo)

Team information

A total of 23 teams will contest the league, including sides from the

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and 3 promoted from the Tercera Division.

Teams

Managerial changes

Apertura 2016

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Group C

Results

Final Series

Finals

First leg

Second leg

''Independiente won 3-1 on aggregate.''

Individual awards

Clausura 2017

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Group C

Results

Final Series

Finals

First leg

Second leg

''Audaz won 4-1 on aggregate.''

Individual awards

Relegation table

The three teams that finished last in their respective group would normally be relegated . However, all three teams will play a series of home and away games and only two will be relegated to the Tercera Division this season. Platense finished top and survived relegation. While Vendaval and Leones de Occidente were relegated.

External links

* https://archive.today/20130807152309/http://www.futbolsv.com/category/segunda-division/ * http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/category/nacional/segunda-division-nacional/ * http://www.edhdeportes.com/futbol-nacional/segunda-division/ {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Segunda Division de Futbol Salvadoreno Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño seasons 2016–17 in Salvadoran football EL Sal